Samsung buys MOVL for better links with mobile devices, smart TVs

Samsung Electronics has acquired MOVL, developer of the Kontrol.tv application programming interface platform, which facilitates development of apps connecting mobile devices and television sets via cloud services. MOVL and Samsung have previously collaborated on Internet-connected TV technology, with MOVL producing the WeDraw app that let images drawn on a smartphone or a tablet computer to be displayed on a Samsung Smart TV.